Trip Advisor recently ranked the Travelers Choice Top 10 Beaches of Central America, Costa Rica dominated the list. The ever-popular Manuel Antonio National Park won the top spot, with lush jungle surrounding by powder sand beach. The crowd favorite Playa Samara took second place, this one being the top choice for tourists to Nicoya region. Along this same coastline, Norsara took fourth while Playa Santa Teresa took fifth place. The Guanacaste region was represented by Playa Avenllanes and Playa Conchal which took sixth and seventh, respectively. The popular surf spot of Playa Hermosa took eighth and on the Carribean side, Playa Viejo took ninth. Popular beaches aside, what if you are looking for an uncrowded and untouched beach? Can they still be found? The short answer is, yes! (or maybe Si!)
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When you read these words- pineapple, palm trees, surfing, fish tacos, sea turtles, coconuts, lava rocks, humpback whales- what comes to mind? Perhaps you may think, Hawaii. Those things are also what Costa Rica is made of. Throw in sloths, bananas, hummingbirds, coffee, monkeys, rainforest, birds of paradise, volcanoes and you haven’t even scratched the surface!
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Most parents have traveled with kids and know their own kids best. What you might not know is the country you plan on visiting with your kids. Planning a Costa Rica Family Vacation needs to take into account all the basic necessities kids need to make a vacation kid-friendly along with a few other ideas you might not be thinking of.
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If you are looking for your next family vacation you might want to consider Costa Rica. If you have not been to Costa Rica you probably know somebody that has been or somebody that has property in Costa Rica.
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Half of my family is from Canada, eh. My mother grew up in Newfoundland until the age of 13 when my grandfather found work in California. The extended family that stayed behind, some later moving to Ottawa, would frequently visit us in the San Francisco Bay Area, especially during the cold, winter months.
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There are Toucans and Beaches, but Why Else should you Consider Costa Rica for your Retirement?
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In the past investing in Costa Rica real estate was one of the best investments Worldwide, with exponential returns year over year. However, these exuberant returns were unsustainable and when the global economic crisis hit the property values had to come back down to realistic levels. Today it appears we have past the bottom of the cycle and many of the fire sales have been swooped up by savvy investors. It is still very much a buyer’s market and great time to invest in Costa Rica because as the U.S. and other World economies recover, the property values here will once again begin to increase.
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While browsing the storefronts of Quepos/Manuel Antonio the other day, I saw this Hurricane History Map in an office window. What caught my attention was how Costa Rica was completely free of any direct hurricane/tropical storm trajectories. People ask us if we get hit by hurricanes, and now it’s nice to have a chart showing just how ideally located Costa Rica is, especially on the Pacific side. Clearly, the vast majority of tropical storms and hurricanes are born in the oceans to the west and especially
the east of Costa Rica, and then almost always track north. In recent years, only Hurricane Cesar and Hurricane Mitch (1996 and 1998, respectively) traveled all the way across the Central America landmass.
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There are many questions first time Buyers in Costa Rica may have and these are some of the most common we experience. This guide of Frequently Asked Questions will help first time Buyers become informed of the Buying Process and different aspects of owning property in Costa Rica.
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“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” – St. Augustine
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Trip Advisor recently ranked the Travelers Choice Top 10 Beaches of Central America, Costa Rica dominated the list. The ever-popular Manuel Antonio National Park won the top spot, with lush jungle surrounding by powder sand beach. The crowd favorite Playa Samara took second place, this one being the top choice for tourists to Nicoya region. Along this same coastline, Norsara took fourth while Playa Santa Teresa took fifth place. The Guanacaste region was represented by Playa Avenllanes and Playa Conchal which took sixth and seventh, respectively. The popular surf spot of Playa Hermosa took eighth and on the Carribean side, Playa Viejo took ninth. Popular beaches aside, what if you are looking for an uncrowded and untouched beach? Can they still be found? The short answer is, yes! (or maybe Si!)